Vanity-case



B. M. SCHWAB.

VANITY CASE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6. 1919.

Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

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manna a1. sicn'war, or soon GROUND, NEW YORK.

VANITY-sass.

Application filed. December 6, '1919. Serial No. 343,081.

ToaZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, BERTHA M. SCHWAB,

a citizen of the United States, residin at specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1, 1921 scription taken in connection with the drawln s, wheremigure 1 1s a Good Ground, LongqIsland, county'of uf- \ity case in an opened condition.

folk, and State of ew York, have invented a certain new and useful Vanity-Case, of which the following is a specification.

This invention. is a container for toilet preparations of the kind known popularly 1n the trade as a vanity 'case, the same being of small size so as to be carried con- I veniently in a handbag, pocket, orotherwise about the person.

The case of my invention is equipped with a mirror for the convenience of the user, and according to this invention provision is made, first, for the illumination of the mirror so that it can be used in the dark or at night time, and, second, to so relate the containers for the facial dressings to the mirror that the surface of said mirror remains in a clean polished -conditi0n, unsmirched by contact therewith of the facial dressings, particularly the toilet powder.

Accordingly, the case is constructed in two parts or' members hingedly connected together, one of said parts being equipped with a mirror and'with means for illuminating the same, whereas the other part or member is provided with a compact electric battery and with means for controlling the flow of electric current tosaid illuminating means. The last mentioned part or member, hereinafter referred to as the body member, is provided, also, with a number of small compartments adapted for containing the required facial dressings, such as rouge, pencils for the eyebrows, etc., and in addition thereto, said body member is provided with a compartment for toilet powder, said compartment being of a desired cubical capacity for the storage of a relatively large 1g. 2 is anend view, of the case in a closed condition.

Fig. 3 is a cross section in the plane of thgvdotltied line 3-3 of Fig. 1. I

1g. is a lon itudinal section'on h lin 4-4 ofFig. 2. g t 8 y The case comprises two parts herein shown as a body member A and a. cover member. B, said parts being hingedly connected 1n a desirable wayas at a in-order that the two parts may have a hinged moveplan view showing the vanment on an axis; extending lengthwise of said case.

C is a mirror of any suitable construction positioned within the cover member and fixedly attached: thereto, said mirror being relatlvely large so as to afford an adequate area for the view of the face. A salient feature of my invention consists 1n the provision of means for illuminating the mirror, whereby the vanity case is adapted for use in the dark or at night time, a cond tlon of use which so far as I am aware is wholly new with me. 'To these ends, the cover. member B is provided with one or more' of such illuminating devices, two belng shown, one at each side of the mirror. Said cover member is shown'as having lamp-sockets d of any suitable form nto which are screwed the base members of incandescent electric lamps D, the whole being 111- compact relation to the cover member. To attain efliciency, it is preferred to .use a reflector E in connection with each lamp, sald reflector being concentric with the lamp socket and attached in a suitable manner to the cover member B.

The body member A is shown as being provided with a desirable number of com- Within the body member A and between the end compartments F G is a space I for the reception of a renewable electrlc battery J, the latter being of small dimensions and preferably of the kind known as a dry cell now so commonly used in the familiar electric torch or flash light. Said electric battery J is retained in position by fricthence to the battery, or if desired, the batbody member.

tery may be connected in short with the Obviously, the particular manner of connecting the battery with one or both lamps, and for controlling the flow ofcurrent, may be modified as desired.

In addition to the several compartments herein described and to the battery, the body member A is provided with a longitudinal shallow chamber K, the length and width of which is equal substantially to the dimensions of the body member so as to obtain a chamber of relatively" large cubical capacity for the storage of a desirable quantity of toilet powder. Said chamber has no communication, directly or indirectly, with the interior of the vanity case, whereby the toilet powder is precluded from sifting into the case so as to soil or obscure the surfaces of the mirror C or the reflectors E. For filling the compartment K, the body member is provided at one end with a filling nozzle is, slightly protruding beyond the end portion of said member A; said nozzle being desirably closed by a cap K, preferably a screw cap adapted to be removed and replaced at will. A delivery nozzle L is provided at the opposite end portion of the body member, said nozzle being shown as having a perforated plate Z and a cap Z. The perforated plate provides means by which the toiletpowder maybe sifted from chamber K upon a powder puff, a piece of chamois, or other article to be applied to the face as desired; but the escape of powder through the nozzle L is cut ofi by screwing the cap Z tightly upon the nozzle, whereby the vanity case is adapted to be carried in the pocket or in a handbag'without fear of the loss of the powder.

The mode of using my vanity case is readily apparent from the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings. opening the cover member, the mlrror is fully exposed to afford a view of the face of the user, and should the device be used in the-dark or at night,-the switch located for free access, and the cap Z canbe taken ofi' and the toilet powder sifted upon a pufl or chamois and thereafter securely replaced. Of course, the puff or chamois is of such small dimensions that they can easily be carried within and incased by the parts of the vanity case.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A vanity case embodying a body member and a cover member hin ed for opening and closing movement, sai body member being provided with a powder-containing chamber free from communication with the interior of the vanity case and the inlet and the outlet from which chamber are positioned exteriorly to said vanity case, a mirror positioned interiorly of said cover member, and illuminating means carried by said cover member, sai mirror and the illuminating means therefor being incased within the vanity case by closing said cover member.

2. A vanity case embodying a body member and a cover member hin ed for opening and closing movement, said body member being provided with. a powder-containing chamber free from communication with-the interior of the vanity case and said chamber having a fillin inlet and a sifting outlet both positione exteriorly to said vanity case, a mirror positioned on the inner face of said cover member and adapted to be exposed for service upon opening said cover member, and illuminating means carried by the cover member and positioned adjacent the mirror, said mirror and the illuminating means being foldable with the cover member so as to be incased within the vanity case upon closing the cover member.

3. A vanity case embodying a body member and a cover member hinged for opening and closing movement, a mirror on the inner surface of said cover member whereby the mirror is exposed for service upon openingthe cover member, a reflector attached to the cover member on the inner side thereof. said reflector being adjacent said mirror, a, light bulb attached to the cover member and positioned in front of the mirror and adjacent said mirror, and electrical means for illuminating'the light bulb; said reflector and the light bulb being foldable together with the mirror when the cover member is closed so as to mcase the mirror.

the reflector and the light bulb within the vanity case.

4:; A vanity case embodying a body member and a cover member connected for openmg and closlng movement, a mirror on the inner surface of said cover member and flector being in substantially coaxial re-.

lation to each other and in compact relation to the cover member, and said reflector and the light bulb being foldable together with the mirror to lie interiorly of the vanity case upon closing said cover member.

5. A vanity case embodying a body member and a cover member connected for opening and closing movement, said body member being provided with a powder containing chamber free from communication with the interior of the vanity case and said chamber bein provided with a filling inlet and with a si ting outlet both positioned exteriorly of said vanity case, a mirror on the inner portion of said cover member, and illuminating means on said cover member, said illuminating means and the mirror being incased Within the vanity case upon closing said cover member.

6. A vanity case embodying a body member provided with a hinged cover member, a powder chamber extending longitudinally of the body member substantially from end to end thereof, said powder chamber being closed against communication with said body member and said powder chamber havlng a filling inlet at one end and a sifting outlet at the opposite end, said filling inlet and the sifting outlet being exteriorly to the body member, and receptacles other than the powder chamber positioned within the body member so as to be accessible freely upon opening the cover member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

BERTHA M. SCHWAB. 

